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Exploration by Career Cluster
Explore credential attainment and employer demand within a career cluster—including occupation employment and wage data. Optional: Select a state to display state-specific employment and wage information for the selected career cluster.
How many credentials earned in each career cluster are valued by employers in each state?
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What are the top occupations aligned to each career cluster?
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Total High School Students Enrolled
45,100
Total High School CTE Concentrators
235
| Occupation | Employment (2016) |
Median Pay (2017) |
Projected Growth (2016-26) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executives | 580 | $208,000 | -6.9% |
| General and Operations Managers | 6,690 | $134,840 | 9.1% |
| Administrative Services Managers | 680 | $119,450 | 10.3% |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 1,170 | $141,670 | 11.1% |
| Industrial Production Managers | 410 | $117,160 | 4.9% |
| Purchasing Managers | 200 | $125,880 | 5% |
| Compensation and Benefits Managers | 70 | $0 | 0% |
| Human Resources Managers | 340 | $143,910 | 8.8% |
| Training and Development Managers | 60 | $135,510 | 0% |
| Managers, All Other | 1,200 | $114,950 | 4.2% |
| Human Resources Specialists | 1,800 | $68,980 | 6.7% |
| Labor Relations Specialists | 410 | $72,740 | -9.8% |
| Management Analysts | 3,590 | $81,010 | 5.6% |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | 410 | $52,940 | 7.3% |
| Fundraisers | 490 | $65,060 | 10.2% |
| Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists | 250 | $68,980 | 8% |
| Training and Development Specialists | 820 | $72,170 | 12.2% |
| Business Operations Specialists, All Other | 2,190 | $78,400 | 9.1% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 5,740 | $61,080 | 1.2% |
| Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service | 560 | $31,020 | -21.4% |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 6,410 | $43,690 | -2.5% |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks | 480 | $47,260 | -2.1% |
| Procurement Clerks | 270 | $46,190 | -3.7% |
| Customer Service Representatives | 9,880 | $37,300 | 3.8% |
| Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan | 680 | $41,580 | 0% |
| Library Assistants, Clerical | 390 | $0 | -2.6% |
| Order Clerks | 330 | $35,470 | -6.1% |
| Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | 600 | $42,050 | -3.3% |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | 3,920 | $32,740 | 0.3% |
| Information and Record Clerks, All Other | 320 | $45,250 | 9.4% |
| Postal Service Clerks | 280 | $60,100 | 0% |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers | 1,220 | $52,140 | 1.6% |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | 650 | $58,770 | -3.1% |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | 1,920 | $36,470 | 1% |
| Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 7,250 | $26,860 | 7% |
| Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 1,180 | $62,950 | -18.6% |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 6,560 | $42,710 | -8.7% |
| Computer Operators | 280 | $52,030 | -21.4% |
| Data Entry Keyers | 660 | $37,400 | -22.7% |
| Word Processors and Typists | 480 | $43,360 | -33.3% |
| Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service | 260 | $37,300 | -3.8% |
| Office Clerks, General | 9,850 | $36,410 | -3% |
| Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other | 510 | $38,790 | 3.9% |
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Sources: Burning Glass Technologies and state education agencies
Credential Explorer
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| Credential (Rhode Island) | Credential Type | Supply/Demand Category | Credentials | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demanded | Earned | ||||
| IASSC - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate | Certification | Very Undersupplied | 14 | 0 | |